The document discusses the evolution from traditional teacher-centered classrooms to modern student-centered learning environments. It notes that educational theorists like John Dewey advocated for active, individualized pedagogies focused on the student in the early 20th century. However, traditional classrooms with direct instruction and rows of desks remained common. But now, societies and economies value knowledge and information sharing over factory work. Modern classrooms integrate technology, allow independent and group work, and facilitate more self-directed learning with the teacher as guide.

2. The idea of SCL is
not a recent idea. In
fact, as early as 20th
century, educational
educators such as
John Dewey argued
for a highly active and
individualized
pedagogical methods
which place the
student at the center
of the teaching-
learning process.

3. Learner-Centered Teaching
"When students aren't
involved in a discussion and
it's only the teacher who do
most of the talking then
therefore, learner-centered
teaching doesn't takes place."

4. What is technology in
education?
•A tool for learning.
•Should be integrated
across the curriculum.
•Computers belongs to
classrooms rather than
laboratories.
•Classrooms should be
connected to the Web.
•Teacher training should
focus on curriculum as
well as on skills.

5. New Learning
Environment
(Student-Centered)
Traditional Learning
Environment
(Teacher-Centered)

6. The Traditional
Classroom
•Classrooms are usually
arranged with neat
columns and rows of
student chairs.
•The teacher stands in front
of the classroom or sits
behind his/ her desk.
•This maintains discipline.
•Teachers often makes
students takes time to
work individually on
worksheets.
Malipo National High School
Guinobatan, Albay

7. •Developing students to
be independent
learners with the end
of making them critical
and creative thinkers.
•Direct instruction in
which the teacher
must perform his role
of teaching so that
teaching can occur.

8. Noticeably however, after spending so
many minutes in lesson presentation and
classroom management, students can
get restless and fidgety. Often enough,
the teacher has to manage misbehavior
in class as students start to talk among
themselves or simply stare away in lack
of attention.

9. The SCL Classroom
John Dewey described
traditional learning as a
process in which the teacher
pours information to student
learners. This is based on the
long accepted belief that the
teacher must perform his role
of teaching so that learning
can occur (Direct Instruction)
and it has worked well for
obtaining many kinds of
learning outcomes.

10. Malipo National High School
Guinobatan, Albay

11. The problem with the direct instruction
approach to learning, however is the fact that
the world's societies have began to change.
It may not be felt strongly to countries who
depends mostly their economy to factory
workers. Traditional and direct instruction is
very useful in this countries.

12. In contrast, in industrialized societies we
find knowledge-based economies in which
workers depends on information that can be
accessed through information and
communication technologies (ICT’s).

13. Desiring to gain
effectiveness, efficiency
and economy in
administration, schools
in this developed
economies have also
adopted the support of
ICT’s. Their students
have now become
active not passive
learners, demonstrating
independence and self
awareness in the
learning process.

14. Generally, the new school classroom
environment is characterized by student
individually or in groups:
• Performing computer word processing for
text or graph presentations.
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations
• Searching for information on the internet.
• Brainstorming on ideas, problems and
project plans as needed, the teacher
facilitating instruction, also gives
individualized instruction to serve individual
needs.

16. THANK YOU and GOD
BLESS!

17. Activity:
Learn the preparation of student-centered
microLESSONS which contains one or two
learning objectives and few instructional tasks. A
microLESSON has 2 parts:
(a) presentation of an authentic (real, relevant,
personal story/ problem/ or situation) which will
form the basis for learning activity
(b) activities for higher order thinking.
Present a sample microLESSON to the class using
the website http://www.microlessons.com

18. Reference :
Lucido, Paz. (2007). Educational
Technology 2